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1898
In Northern England:
- 31st August 1898; St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay became operational.
- 10th September 1898: opening of Roker Park, Sunderland AFC's football ground up to 1997.

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024352:Northumberland Street Central Newcastle Upon Tyne 1898
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from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050173:Redheugh Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne Morton G. R. 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
016875:Wincomblee Village Walker Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
046433:Ambulance Smallpox Hospital Town Moor Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
068099:Lovaine Crescent Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
049138:Ambulance Smallpox Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050195:Excreta Sterilizer The City Hospital for Infectious Diseases Walker Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050170:Redheugh Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
030364:Shipwright's Arms St Lawrence Road Byker 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
027463:A studio portrait of a Fishwife CullercoatsUnknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
015546:Fenwick Ltd Northumberland Street Newcastle upon Tyne 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
049127:Smallpox Hospital, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
042681:Charles Faa Blyth King of Yetholm Gypsies 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
045622: Close, Newcastle upon Tyne, c 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
033151:Whitley Bay and Monkseaton Technical School 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
025668:Tynemouth:Shipping:The wreck of the Diamante 26th March 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
003840:Villa Place Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
003020:Bath Road Newcastle Upon Tyne 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
052713:Town Walls Hanover Square. Unknown. 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
016647:Wincomblee Cottage Wincomblee Village Walker 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
003056:Wellington Hotel, Collingwood Street/Pudding Chare,1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
052605:Duke of Cumberland Inn the Close Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

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Roker Park
- Overview About Roker Park Roker Park was Sunderland AFC's 6th football ground. It was opened on the 10th September 1898 and remained Sunderland's ground for 99 years. The stadium was …

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St Mary's Island and Lighthouse
- A Brief History About the Island About the Lighthouse Map Street View St Mary’s Island is a tidal island located off Curry's Point to the north of Whitley Bay, accessed by …

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St Andrew Mission Church, Cambois
- Overview Map Street View St Andrew Mission Church in Cambois was consecrated in 1898.[1] The church is located on Unity Terrace toward the north of the village. Outside the church …

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
045659:Cullercoats Fishwives, Tynemouth c.1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
045642:Fishing North Shields unknown c.1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
045621:Sorting Herring North Shields Lee Edgar G. c.1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

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Deepdale Aqueduct
- Overview Map Street View This combined aquaduct and footbridge over the River Tees was built in 1898. The aqueduct is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.

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Westgate Hill Primary Academy
- Overview Map Street View Westgate Hill Primary Academy is located on Beaconsfield Street in the Arthur’s Hill area in the west end of Newcastle. The school has about 720 pupils …

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Former Westgate Hill Primary School Building
- Overview Map Street View The former Westgate Hill Primary School building is a prominent landmark on Westgate Road in the Arthur's Hill area of Newcastle. The school was built in …

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Miss Selfridge, 64-66 Linthorpe Road
- Overview Map Street View Nos. 64-66 Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough is a Miss Selfridge store on the corner of Linthorpe Road and Corporation Road. The building was originally built in …

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72-80 Corporation Road
- Overview Map Street View 72-80 Corporation Road, Middlesbrough was originally built in c.1898 as a shop, warehouse and offices for the Middlesbrough Co-operative Society. During the 1940’s and 1950’s the building …

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Cumberland Arms, Tynemouth
- Overview Map Street View The Cumberland Arms is located at 17 Front Street, Tynemouth. It is a red brick and faience Victorian gothic-style public house, which was built in 1898 …

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Former Miner's Hall and Institute, South Moor
- Overview Map Street View This former Miner's Hall and Institute on South Moor Road in South Moor, was built in 1898. For a time the building was used as the …

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Former Lloyds Bank
- Overview Map Street View The Maharaj's Lounge is located at No. 33 Bridge Street in Blyth. The building was originally built in 1898 as a Lloyds Bank. The building is …

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Talkin Village Hall
- Overview Map Street View Talkin Village Hall is a community building in Talkin, and run as a registered charity. The building is a former reading room and library, built in …

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Creighton Memorial, Carlisle
- Overview Map Street View The Creighton Memorial is located in Hardwicke Circus in Carlisle. This memorial was erected in 1898 in honour of J.R. Creighton, Alderman and twice Mayor of …

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Subterranean WC, Bigg Market
- Overview Map Street View At the south end of the Bigg Market, in Newcastle, are the former public lavatories with circular railings around the underground the gents toilet. It opened …


from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
024352:Northumberland Street Central Newcastle Upon Tyne 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050173:Redheugh Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne Morton G. R. 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
016875:Wincomblee Village Walker Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
046433:Ambulance Smallpox Hospital Town Moor Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
068099:Lovaine Crescent Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
049138:Ambulance Smallpox Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050195:Excreta Sterilizer The City Hospital for Infectious Diseases Walker Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
050170:Redheugh Bridge Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
030364:Shipwright's Arms St Lawrence Road Byker 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
027463:A studio portrait of a Fishwife CullercoatsUnknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
015546:Fenwick Ltd Northumberland Street Newcastle upon Tyne 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
049127:Smallpox Hospital, Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
042681:Charles Faa Blyth King of Yetholm Gypsies 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
045622: Close, Newcastle upon Tyne, c 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
033151:Whitley Bay and Monkseaton Technical School 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
025668:Tynemouth:Shipping:The wreck of the Diamante 26th March 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
003840:Villa Place Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
003020:Bath Road Newcastle Upon Tyne 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
052713:Town Walls Hanover Square. Unknown. 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
016647:Wincomblee Cottage Wincomblee Village Walker 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
003056:Wellington Hotel, Collingwood Street/Pudding Chare,1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
052605:Duke of Cumberland Inn the Close Unknown 1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

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Roker Park
- Overview About Roker Park Roker Park was Sunderland AFC's 6th football ground. It was opened on the 10th September 1898 and remained Sunderland's ground for 99 years. The stadium was …

  Co-Curate Page
St Mary's Island and Lighthouse
- A Brief History About the Island About the Lighthouse Map Street View St Mary’s Island is a tidal island located off Curry's Point to the north of Whitley Bay, accessed by …

  Co-Curate Page
St Andrew Mission Church, Cambois
- Overview Map Street View St Andrew Mission Church in Cambois was consecrated in 1898.[1] The church is located on Unity Terrace toward the north of the village. Outside the church …

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
045659:Cullercoats Fishwives, Tynemouth c.1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
045642:Fishing North Shields unknown c.1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

from Newcastle libraries (flickr)
045621:Sorting Herring North Shields Lee Edgar G. c.1898
Pinned by Simon Cotterill

  Co-Curate Page
Deepdale Aqueduct
- Overview Map Street View This combined aquaduct and footbridge over the River Tees was built in 1898. The aqueduct is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.

  Co-Curate Page
Westgate Hill Primary Academy
- Overview Map Street View Westgate Hill Primary Academy is located on Beaconsfield Street in the Arthur’s Hill area in the west end of Newcastle. The school has about 720 pupils …

  Co-Curate Page
Former Westgate Hill Primary School Building
- Overview Map Street View The former Westgate Hill Primary School building is a prominent landmark on Westgate Road in the Arthur's Hill area of Newcastle. The school was built in …

  Co-Curate Page
Miss Selfridge, 64-66 Linthorpe Road
- Overview Map Street View Nos. 64-66 Linthorpe Road in Middlesbrough is a Miss Selfridge store on the corner of Linthorpe Road and Corporation Road. The building was originally built in …

  Co-Curate Page
72-80 Corporation Road
- Overview Map Street View 72-80 Corporation Road, Middlesbrough was originally built in c.1898 as a shop, warehouse and offices for the Middlesbrough Co-operative Society. During the 1940’s and 1950’s the building …

  Co-Curate Page
Cumberland Arms, Tynemouth
- Overview Map Street View The Cumberland Arms is located at 17 Front Street, Tynemouth. It is a red brick and faience Victorian gothic-style public house, which was built in 1898 …

  Co-Curate Page
Former Miner's Hall and Institute, South Moor
- Overview Map Street View This former Miner's Hall and Institute on South Moor Road in South Moor, was built in 1898. For a time the building was used as the …

  Co-Curate Page
Former Lloyds Bank
- Overview Map Street View The Maharaj's Lounge is located at No. 33 Bridge Street in Blyth. The building was originally built in 1898 as a Lloyds Bank. The building is …

  Co-Curate Page
Talkin Village Hall
- Overview Map Street View Talkin Village Hall is a community building in Talkin, and run as a registered charity. The building is a former reading room and library, built in …

  Co-Curate Page
Creighton Memorial, Carlisle
- Overview Map Street View The Creighton Memorial is located in Hardwicke Circus in Carlisle. This memorial was erected in 1898 in honour of J.R. Creighton, Alderman and twice Mayor of …
